The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-24
q DAMAGES FOR THE PLAINTIFF

Eltr - tMAtiI.S FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
In the ease of Frazier Gilman vs.. the Maine
Central railroad ON trial in the supreme Judic
iAi Court al Augusta the jury March - brought
in Il verdict for the plaintiff of SG,G5o.G2. This
case arose from takin" and rondcmnn" certain
land owned by Frazier Gilman of Edan, Dako-
Ia. by the railroad commissioners under the
statutes Of the State. for the location of the
Maine Central railroad shops 1T Wattrylc. An
appeal was taken from the decision of the rail
road commissioners to the county commission
cr> OF kennebec county, and from the decision
Of the latter to TIL court. The award of the
county commissioners was $500.
SOME STARTLING STATISTICS.
some genius has been figuring out the amount
OF muscular cXcrtion required to cut 4 II
millions Of lumber. This is the way he states
il: by careful reckoning it is found that the
average number OF blows required to fell an
average tree Is about 800, and the average dis
tancc travelled by the axe to Il blow. Is feet.
Then we have $4,000 trees. by 800 blows to a
tree. equals $4,000 900, total number of blows;
lS.o0o,OOO by II feet. distance travelled by the
axe at each blow. equals . 100 900 900 feet total
distance traVer>cd hv the axe. Or, in other
words, the axe travels 4O,309 miles, , rods -
feet in cutting $4,000 trees, or - million feet
Of lumber
MAST HEAD NENTILATOR.
An invention which is likely to come into
general Use in vessel construction has been pat
cntcd recently by a Cape Elizabeth man. 1t is
called Il mast head vcntilator, and consists of
IN attachment by which there is an open space
LETT between the tre>tle-trec and the masthead
whereby free circulation of air is secured. as
also chance for the water to drain off thereby
protecting the masthead from rot. The vent-
lator has been in Use seven years and maStS on
which il has been for that time are as sound as
ever.
INSURANCE STATISTICS.
From the forthcoming report of the in>lr-
aiicc commissioner it appears that the number
of policies issued by the life companies in
Maine during the year 1856 was 122S; the
amount issued, 81 ,9S9. lS1 premiums received,
so32,21S: losses paid, S399.9lG. About so in
>urance was written by two Maine Assessment
Companies. The casualty and guarantee busi-
ness for the year amounted to: policies, 4i6O !;
amount insured, SS,Gll. .2o4; premiums receiv-
ed. SGS. .2G3; losses paid. S&'.232.
In Boston non-union men are called not
"scabs.' but ">culpin
The Ella NJ. Doughty ease was to have begun
in Halifax saturday, but was post tponed on ac-
count of the snow blockade.
Schooners Emma W. Brown. May1ower and
Governor Butler. the first of the southern mack
crc fleet, sailed Saturday from Gloucester.
South Braintrec, Mass. at a town meeting
March 10th voted to issue bonds to the amount
of 100000 to supply the towns of Braintrec,
Randolph and IIobrook with water.
George =. Bcssc was hanged at Plymouth,
Mass. March 10th for murder. only the twelve
witnesses required by law being present in ad-
dition to the officers assisting the sheriff.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has de-
cilcd that the lease of the Northern Road to
the Boston and Lowell was Illegal. The latter
road is about to be leased to the Boston and
Maine Corporation.
The Massachusetts Cattle Commissioners y
have placed in quarantine all cattle, except
those that are intended for immediate slau.ll-
ter, that are brought to the Boston and Albany
stock yards at Brighton.